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Four Centuries of Fine Printing
by Morison, Stanley
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About This Item
Barnes and Noble. hardcover. Morison, Stanley : Four Centuries of Fine Printing: One Hundred and Ninety-Two Facsimiles of Pages from Books Printed at Presses Established Between 1465 and 1924. New York : Barnes & Noble, 1960. Fourth (revised) edition; "Students Edition". Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's dark red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. 254 numbered coated pp, plus [2] blank. Author's preface to the 1949 edition; publisher's preface to the 1960 edition; 38 pp introductory essay; postscript; chronological list of plates; several hundred pp of b&w plates from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries, highlighting examples from Europe and the U.S. - from the 1465 page of Cicero's De oratore by Schweynheym and Pannartz, to the Bremer Presse 1924 imprint of Dante. Index. Condition notes: Lovely copy, unmarked, tight and square. Spine ends rolled. Mylar-sheathed Dj shows several small closed tears, some spotting, edgewear. A "cheap" edition circa 1960 - quite nice in comparison to the today's competition. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Furrowed Brow Books
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- Title
- Four Centuries of Fine Printing
- Author
- Morison, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Barnes and Noble
- Weight
- 2.06 lbs
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
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- Spine
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- Rolled
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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